Reposted by Brian LacourStop Trump/GOP/ICE/SCOTUS Reign of Terror Against America. @iampilgrim.bsky.social · 18/07/2026“It is very nearly impossible to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.” ― James Baldwin 3627140
Brian Lacour @85tigerphotos.bsky.social · 16/06/2026www.kut.org/education/20... Here we go. Is this how they muzzle independent media?kut.orgUT Austin leadership fires KUT General Manager Debbie HiottThe decision was effective immediately, according to Anita L. Vangelisti, the interim dean of the Moody College of Communication at UT. An interim general manager would be named as soon as Tuesday, sh... 030
Reposted by Brian LacourSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Black people are giving it these Confederates raw and uncut. This is how it’s gonna be now. You wonder what we’re thinking? It’s this. I believe this is activist Gary Chambers again in Louisiana. 596183526301
Reposted by Brian Lacour😱 Spooky SpectreKILLoquy 🔪 🩸 @caulimovirus.bsky.social · 27/05/2024Herman Melville on moderates, all the way back in 1857: 4569682100
Reposted by Brian LacourJohnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Thomas Jefferson was 44 when he began what many in 2025 STILL consider a romantic tryst or loving affair with Sally Hemings. Ms. Hemings had no legal capacity to consent to such a relationship not only because she was enslaved, Jefferson's property, BUT ALSO BECAUSE SHE WAS 14-YEARS-OLD. /1 68490982550
Reposted by Brian LacourEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 16/06/2025Kim Terrell exposed how petrochemical companies disproportionately pollute Black communities in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley—which can cause cancer, premature births, and low birth weights.apnews.comTulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity researchA Tulane University researcher has resigned, citing censorship from university leaders. Kim Terrell, a researcher with the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, resigned Wednesday, saying in a letter the u... 7169101
Brian Lacour @85tigerphotos.bsky.social · 07/06/2025I saw this on my way to get lunch. Sometimes the best camera is the one you have on you. iPhone photo downtown Austin. 050
Reposted by Brian LacourSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 25/05/2025From November: “The vast majority of mainstream media pundits,& the most prominent political party analysts are simply ill-equipped to speak or report w/knowledge, context, sophistication,or authority about how race shapes American politics & electoral outcomes.” open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...open.substack.comWhy Have Race and Gender Been Erased from Analysis of the Presidential Election? Part 2So why wasn’t race or gender the focus of post-election analysis? 22720187
Brian Lacour @85tigerphotos.bsky.social · 22/05/2025I would suggest it will take decades for the justice department to regain the trust of the judiciary. 000
Reposted by Brian LacourMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 24/04/2025The most "unifying" politician of my lifetime is Barack Obama, who tried to bring radicalizing conservatives back from the brink with his unwavering moderation in all things and his overlooking of the Bush admin's criminality. Instead, they saw a Black President and it broke their brains. 372174431
Brian Lacour @85tigerphotos.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Portrait of one of our hosts at a desert camp near Merzouga, Morocco. 030
Reposted by Brian LacourZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 16/03/2025Just in case you forgot, Musk spent at least $250 million to get Trump elected. 5381134
Reposted by Brian LacourPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13/03/2025I feel as if the government of the United States should be willing, and able, to answer the question “is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?” 321526302
Reposted by Brian LacourJoy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 22/02/2025If you read one thing today… www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...theatlantic.comThe Great ResegregationThe Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement. 84498513631
Reposted by Brian LacourOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 21/02/2025ny times, the most well financed, praised news source on the planet, able to influence govts, institutions, etc: "here's some lie, dont fact check it, just trust us" me, who failed high school geometry, googling while waiting for a burger: "yeah, that's not true." www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comNew York Times caught passing off GOP flack as average Black voterThe New York Times published a story pushing the idea that support for President Donald Trump from a young Black man was organic, but the paper hid a key fact�from its readers. On Thursday night, I .... 331621371
Reposted by Brian LacourJoy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Wokest Superbowl ever. Gaga, NOLA culture, Trombone Shorty, Terrance Blanchard, … two Black quarterbacks and Kendrick Lamar, plus my line sister @ledisi.bsky.social singing the Black National Anthem. This is actually amazing and I love it ❤️ 880289103083
Reposted by Brian LacourAltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 04/01/2025The censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by roughly 95%, and seriously, who does that to a wildlife biology & advocacy group ? So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky If you could, please help us regain our following Follow Retweet and Repeat ;-) Together we can change the world. 579227629404
Reposted by Brian LacourJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 23/12/2024"Those affected by Mr. Biden’s action, all of whom were convicted of murder, will serve life imprisonment without the possibility of parole instead of facing execution." www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/u...nytimes.comBiden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Resume Federal Executions (Gift Article)Those affected by the president’s action on Monday are still subject to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Three men will remain on federal death row. 842150293
Reposted by Brian LacourAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Trump, Our public lands are not for sale. Sincerely, Earthling 363751331
Brian Lacour @85tigerphotos.bsky.social · 14/12/2024This is my go to comfort food, a big pot of red beans. 250